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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1888, Page 3

THE WATCH QF THE AGE ■WONDERFUL WATERBURY. The prize ef £1 recently offered by tho Waterbury Watoh Company, in South Australia, for the best pun on the watch oi the a«e' has been awarded to "Giles Scrofrjrins'" for the following lines :— While Chaflej- Brothers water raise. To make poor men's hearts merry;" Antrthci" nvn> Kftina e.quai pr-aiso Which does its \Va.ter-hury. "When Chaftey's fame is dead and £pne '' (Somedeein their'scheme'a romantic A faithful watch will still tick on, Trotu o'er tlie broad Atlantic. Wha.f.; Cfoiie? Yes, sir, train left ten minutes ago. Why don't j'ou buy a v Waterijury?" A man who stole a Waterbury Watch from a poor li^boiu'er the other day was fined and locked up by the Magistrates, hprgWhipped by the watchmaker when he came put, and after.wai-ds nearly hurried into a -brain fever by his wife. The clergyjrian of the parish alluded to the littlo aiiair |n q. seruion, and the local editor, for a wQn.d.er, agveed wifch the parson and reviewed the oeourrenee in print. All this timj it was b.prne in \ipon the wretched man £has he cpyld have bought the wa.tch from any storekeeper for 13s 6d, and have had it repaired any time at a cost of 2s. 6d. SOLE AGENTS FOR AUCKLAND: - rK SORTER : AND Co., Q"fTEEN-STRi;i:T. Land and Estate Aleuts. .-«;--• ESTATE ASENT, ; QUEE*^-STREET, AUCKLAND, SUPERIOR RESIDENCE and IV acres at Bemuera, in » lovely !and convenient position FQR SALE OR TO LET (Adjacent to Eden Vino *P"otel, llden Terrace), ! Two. Capital Brick Shop?! andpollings, coriler of'Mduri'tEdeh'Rqad and Spn-iiner-street, fitted. UP in firstrclas3 style under the superintendence, of IVlesars E.'Mahoft^y and Son; gas, an 4 water hjid.Qp, etp, . _,; ' -'"'.■'/■' • 4<\ S(h ■■■' i": ■ ■ The gden H,s] K and, a Gpqd Shop and Dwelling advent. TO BE LET, cheap. Cottages lij Lornerstreet. bFFICj:S f Q I$T in, Cqqnibea'§ Arcade at loVvrontals. JAITKEN CONNELL, LAND AND • ESTATIfI AGI^NT,4N rU ACCOUNTANT, "fOl^T-STREI!;'!. .. , . FOR SALE, KARANPAHAPIi; ROAD-Shop in brick and stoijo in bp^ business part of street! plp-^e ijlass front. Excellent invcstn}eht, as land ci'rtaia to rjse in value.-' Present rental in these depressed times, £95; price, £1.100. .- ''(259) MOUNT EDEN—Residence. lOroqms, nearly i-acre ground; 2 chajhs frontage ; good garden ; #750 (2£l), 8-ropjued House, View lload, nearly ha!f-ah-acre lapd.432ft frontaKe, slftte.roof, good view;' £700, or-will let to (jood tenant,low rental (261), 8-roomed House, View Road, allotment 72 foci by ?2& feet, cQnimanding view (241). 6rppmedHoHsq, ])e.ar)y ne\v, over quarter-acre pf land, specially well sheltered, good view ; £500 (247). ". ■■:■ MOIJNTRQSKIL.L HQAD-^a-roomed Dwell-ing-house and Allotment, with pxcellent shelter andoheof the'finest views in vipunfy of Auck* land; or will lease to a good tenant. Also, a, imnAp.er p£ b.p,au^l *fluil:djng.Siff(B, witji tiqe viev^s. (265 i WAIKOMITI—Improved Farm, 103 acres, subdivided into.9 paddocks: Dwelling-house, 9 roQni^ good a,ntb,uildin.p:B ;■ about 4 acres fine orchard ; niftgoificent neye.r-faUing streani of water. A beautiful property. Price, £900 : or will sell in lots frqpi ICQ »cFes unwards. .261)' TEAROHA—-A capital in vpstnieht: Block of about QOO kcres, close to township; certain to becuhie of immense value. Jii near future. (192) M^NUREW-^-W W>e.9i with , e^ceUenf Broomed Hquse; pretty piece of native bush; suitable, for summer residence for gentlemap. Price, £575. _ , _:' (21?' WAIKATO—A number of chqicc Propertie3, improved, sfl to I.ODQ acroa; cheap; particulars 9¥iu liu^'4. and OPQTI^I-Seyeral r^lly eKoice Farms fh these districts. TAUPAKL—About3mile3 from Waimauku Raii«f?J gtatiOß, bj gqod road about S.OQO acres laTdouTintol<^rms,from 40 to 60D acres each. The open landis at BUperipr quality, will lay down well in grass., ar.d especially suitable for dairy farnii'nai ftn4 fru't J? 1"©^?- .Ther§ are about 1,000 apFes of fine bush Land, a arge portion of whibh is covered with valuable kauri aidmanwfea.&e..' As.the owner had decided nosiitively to sell, pr|ces to suit tfee present deDressed time 3 have been fixed. Really Rood Farwa Pf PP«a. lWs> ?rOJP l?f- M P.Pr acEe; bush from 25 per acre. Or will sell entire property m ohelot, on most favourable terms. ;, ' Improved and unimproved Farms throughout ial*Mo>^ BLOCKSAK^f*p4i*4» -r %,m Acres Swerior Land, freehold g ?^^ at Attorney W persons residing; beyond the COlOny. ' ■'■' !' ' '■■' ~ - [;.,.: ; JV AITSE.N CONNER' % Fort-gfe^JNe^fefi. gjnney apd Spn^) Removed, and Good^ R^tes.^Moto the citj m$ f,u^| R aWoSfte t_f Pdnsoriby T^lSs^A^pE^S^yoo''B- &